Brazilian Grand Prix
1991 · Round 2 · São Paulo, Brazil · Mar 24, 1991Race summary
Senna won the race from 1st on the grid, 2.991s ahead of Patrese. Brundle was the standout mover, climbing from 26th to 12th. Gachot lost the most ground, from 10th on the grid down to 13th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 71 | 1:38:28.128 | 10 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | 71 | +2.991 | 6 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | 71 | +5.416 | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | +18.369 | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | 7 | 71 | +21.960 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 5 | 71 | +23.641 | 1 |
| 7 | Roberto Moreno | Benetton | 14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 21 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | Team Lotus | 22 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 18 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Emanuele Pirro | Dallara | 12 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Brabham | 26 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Bertrand Gachot | Jordan | 10 | 63 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 59 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Érik Comas | Ligier | 23 | 50 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 20 | 47 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Mark Blundell | Brabham | 25 | 34 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Éric Bernard | Larrousse | 11 | 33 | Radiator | 0 |
| – | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 19 | 22 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Jordan | 13 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Stefano Modena | Tyrrell | 9 | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Ivan Capelli | Leyton House | 15 | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Satoru Nakajima | Tyrrell | 16 | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Maurício Gugelmin | Leyton House | 8 | 9 | Physical | 0 |
| – | Gabriele Tarquini | AGS | 24 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Aguri Suzuki | Larrousse | 17 | 0 | Fuel pump | 0 |